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[hereisgone]

retired from the league?

[StevenHW]

As far as I know, the answer is...yes.

Maybe a Storm fan can help or update, but the last time I've heard, Adia was doing (or perhaps still does) radio commentary for Seattle Storm games.

[4ever_bball_fan]

She did the radio color commentary this season, and a teeny bird told me she had also worked out with the team from time to time.

Anyone know where she will play in Europe this year?

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[hereisgone]

lol i read that just 'bird' - unless the 'teeny bird' really was sue bird

how would you rate her as a player?

[TDAO]

Adia has been part of the Storm's practice squad alongside the guys the last two seasons while working as color analyst.

As far as I know, she has not yet decided on a team overseas.

[norwester]

Adia's reputation was always as a hard-nosed defender. Timing caught up with her a bit when she went on a veteran salary around the same time she tore her ACL. It takes a player a couple of years to really regain their form after that, so she's lost some speed and her lack of offensive ability became a bit of a liability when there were cheaper, younger players available to come off our bench (though at one time she did start for us). I do know that she has played overseas since, besides her time on the Storm practice squad.

She was always beloved by the fans in Seattle, at least the ones I knew. She has her own foundation, and you regularly saw a group of kids at games sporting Barnes Buddies t-shirts. I also have a whole new respect for her basketball IQ after hearing her usually salient points as the color announcer during the Storm broadcasts all season (not to mention the pithy little stories she has to share about individual players). I'm really happy that she was able to find a place within the Storm organization.

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[bullsky]

I think Adia plays in Turkey. Or maybe Italy.

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[scullyfu]

i think she's played for an italian team the last couple of seasons; before that, i think she played in turkey.

don't count on seeing her back in the league. she's got a good thing going with her color analysis and euro team play.

adia is one of the most approachable folks you'd ever want to meet, fan friendly and very sweet.

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[4ever_bball_fan]

[eurobasket]

Last season she played for in Italy with Napoli and averaged 9.8pg in the EuroLeague women action.

She scored 17 points when her side played Villeneuve

[StevenHW]

[XerXers]

well, im an italian fan of Napoli, where she played last season.
I don't know how she played in past in WNBA, but she played very bad with us. i see she have good skills..... but she didn't used them.
It seemed she went in Napoli to take a nice winter holiday.......

This season i don't know where she is playing....surely not in italy